Novels like Husband and Wife at the Factory 2
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- 1 Deep in the Dust and Smoke 尘烟深处 I was twelve that year. My family lived in a mud-brick house at the west end of the village. My mother was famous for her beauty in all the surrounding villages. Even in patched clothes, her delicate features shone through. In the autumn of the third year after my father was killed in a mining accident, a village loafer kicked down our wooden door. I grabbed the axe we used for chopping wood and was about to charge in when I heard my mother pleading with the man who had come to help her: “Don’t 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Love Story in the City of Mist 雾都爱情故事 Chen Mo first met Lin Wanqing inside a car on the Yangtze River Cableway. She wore a white dress, like a gardenia blooming in a forest of steel. Meanwhile, his childhood sweetheart, Jiang Xiaoyan, was crouched beneath the old locust tree at the village entrance, scratching his name into the dirt with a pebble. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Age of Catastrophic Losses 爆雷时代 That night, Wen Han's mind was in turmoil. His family's misfortunes and his experiences in prison came together, filling in the scattered gaps in his memories. All the beautiful things his father had expressed in his letters dissolved into tears of weakness in the face of reality. Amid Wen Han's chaotic thoughts, familiar faces kept flashing by, like slides passing before his eyes. Some belonged to people he loved, some to people he admired, and some to people he hated… Memories from his ma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Love Still Lives in That Beloved Land 爱还在那片热土 Ergou is an ordinary man who has lived all his life in a remote mountain village. He refuses to bow to fate, shedding his old self like a falcon molting its feathers, reborn through bloodshed, and struggling to complete his transformation. He leads his fellow villagers, defies the powerful, and wages a battle against heaven and earth. He builds factories and businesses, rising from commerce into public office. He may be an ordinary man, yet he leaves behind countless memories that are hard to le —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Summer's Not Warm Yet 夏阳未暖 During his junior-year summer break, Xia Yang is in Tianjin with his girlfriend Wen Qing, preparing for their internships, when news arrives that his younger sister, Xia Qian, has been in a car accident back in their hometown. Grief-stricken, Xia Yang has no choice but to return to the northwestern city that holds so many memories. In the stillness of the night, his thoughts drift back ten years... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Love in the City of Mist 雾都爱情 We all strive and dream of a better life in the future. People say life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what flavor the next one will be. That is, until I met her... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Comeback: The Most Thrilling Lives Belong to Those Who Never Give Up! 逆袭，不服输的人生最精彩！ Hua Feng was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of his life. But overnight, not only did his beautiful wife run off with a pretty boy, the woman also made off with the millions he had scraped together through countless hardships, leaving nothing but a complete mess... Life’s dramatic ups and downs came far too quickly. He could only start over from scratch! Want to laugh at me? Get lost! What, you want me to back down? Who do you think you are? Keep dreaming! Watch as a man who has hit rock b 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Growing Old Together with My Ex-Husband 和前夫白头偕老 [Contemporary romance and marriage + inspirational heroine + personal growth + family of origin + second chances at love] Yuan Siqi is a plain-looking, poor, overweight bride who marries Chang Yi, the son of a wealthy family. But her husband has always carried a first love in his heart, her mother-in-law will stop at nothing to get her to bear a grandson, and her own parents only care about making money from her bride price. Yuan Siqi suffers one injustice after another in her marriage. Forced i 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Forty and Still No Worries About Getting Married 女人四十不愁嫁 [Urban slice of life + multiple heroines + love and marriage] Yu Hua loves her freedom and has spent nearly twenty years wandering far from home, yet she remains single. She feels her life is happy, but her family can't accept it. With her fortieth birthday fast approaching, her mother can no longer sit still and comes to stay by Yu Hua's side, treating every possible threat to her marriage like a crisis. Yu Hua's once-comfortable single life becomes fraught with anxiety. Lawyer Ning Jia plans t 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Misaligned Time and Space: My Forever Phone Lover 错位时空：我永远的手机恋人 A Time-Space Mix-Up: My Forever Phone Lover —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Twelve Years with Mr. Su 和苏先生的十二年 Twelve Years with Mr. Su —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Fall of New York: A Former Congresswoman's Wife Wanders in Search of Redemption 纽约陷落：前议员夫人的流浪救赎 International student Aili meets a wealthy young gentleman from a political dynasty, with blond hair and blue eyes, impeccable manners, and every advantage in life. They fall in love, but class is far from the only thing standing between them. Can they make it work? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Flowers in Adversity 逆境花 For Zhou Yan, Ye Yunxi, and the others, work pressures and marital troubles at home had already left them physically and emotionally exhausted. Then the pandemic broke out, making their situation even worse. Facing adversity at work and in their personal lives, they were at times utterly drained, both physically and mentally. But they refused to give up. When faced with unemployment, pay cuts, marital problems, and more, they found positive ways to tackle each challenge. Through their own hard w 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Young Matchmaker 年轻的媒婆 Lin Yanzi got married and divorced in a flash at the age of twenty, but she still believed in love. As she searched for her other half, she kept accidentally giving the men she liked away to other women, earning herself the nickname of matchmaker. Finding the one was still a distant dream, while she ventured further and further down the path of matchmaking. 6Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 15 Shadows of the City: Ling Dongyang 都市暗影之凌冬阳 This novel explores the undercurrents lurking beneath modern urban life and the growth of an individual. With its suspenseful plot, complex relationships, and keen social insight, it portrays an ordinary person's struggles and perseverance in the city, as well as his journey to find hope in the darkness. Through Ling Dongyang's eyes, readers will gradually uncover the truth and experience a battle of courage, wisdom, and humanity. The protagonist, Ling Dongyang, is a young man who has been throu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Two Good-for-Nothings Embrace 两个废物抱一抱 #Urban Life #Realistic Romance #Bickering Couple #Startup Story #Working Stiffs #Lighthearted Comedy #Heartwarming Healing A middle-aged unemployed programmer and a fresh graduate who can’t find work team up in an urban village to make short videos, saving each other and turning their lives around against the odds. Chen Yiming is 35 and has worked as a programmer for ten years. Then his company “optimized” him right out of a job. The day he walked out of the building carrying a cardboard box was 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Couple at a Factory in the North 北方工厂里的夫妻 [Period setting + working life + personal growth + everyday life] Yin Xiaoling is bullied by a scoundrel who breaks into her home in the middle of the night. After learning the truth, she angrily follows a young man from her village to the city to find work. It's a wonderful story, so come and read it! 12.3kReads8.7Score68914d adds
- 18 The Troubles of Marriage 婚姻之困 Fang Wei and Yang Jia are best friends. Both are deeply troubled by their families, so they rush headlong into marriage, only to find that their marriages are bombs wrapped in sugar: sweet on the surface, but ready to explode at the slightest touch. The married life they thought would make them happy can’t withstand the endless grind of daily necessities, mutual suspicion, or a meddlesome mother-in-law... With their marriages in tatters, watch how they find a way to save themselves. 1.8kReads7.6Score18514d adds
- 19 The Poison Doctor Has Arrived to Tempt You, and the Abstinent Tycoon Turns Brutal 毒医撩精上线，禁欲大佬暴虐 [Abstinent and brutal hero + fiercely protective husband + pregnancy before marriage + adorable little lab mouse + drugging] She is a renowned neurosurgeon, skilled not only in medicine but also in making and administering drugs. Everyone in their circle knows that on the night of her younger sister’s wedding, she drugged and seduced her sister’s fiancé, Wang Qingxin. She also arranged for her sister to be brutally assaulted by a lowly hotel dishwasher. Though she repeatedly wept and knelt to be 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 After Kissing a Rich Young Master, the Village Teacher Is in Turmoil kiss富少后，山村教师心乱如麻 After kissing a rich young master, the village teacher is thrown into turmoil. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I'm in Tears! The Top-Ranked Civil Service Job Vanished into Thin Air 哭死，第一名的编制，不翼而飞了 I’m devastated! The permanent position I ranked first for has vanished without a trace. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 When Youth Came to an End, I Wrote Down All Those Memories 青春散场，我记下了那些过往 College memories are full of fun. For everyone who has experienced it, university is a precious chapter in life. This book records the campus days of a group of people at Quanda University. Everyone will find their own story here. They may not be exactly alike, but there will always be similarities. Some story will stir up memories long buried, and some scene will make you think of someone from your own youthful journey. Youth must eventually come to an end, but at least I’ve written down those 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Rise and Fall of Rongcheng: A Life of Gambling and Dust 蓉城浮沉：半生赌与尘 Set in Chengdu from 2005 to 2025, this novel follows the life of Xiao Bei, an ordinary man swept up in the tides of the times. The story revolves around secondhand home sales, gambling at arcades, jianghu feuds, real estate investment, and business rivalries. Woven through it all are Xiao Bei and Xiao Bai’s rise to success and fall into hardship, alongside vivid characters like Yejigong, Bang Ye, Long Ge, and Su Wan. Facing the clash between desire, loyalty, and human nature head-on, the novel c 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Maid in the Presidential Suite 总统套房的女佣 Born into poverty, a young woman heads south to the city to support her family. She takes a job as a room attendant at a five-star hotel, making beds, cleaning toilets, and vacuuming every day. Along the way, she gets entangled with several male guests and attracts their attention. Naive and inexperienced, she tries to change her fate, but gradually loses her way in the city of desire... 253Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 25 Thirty Years at Her Feet, Yet Not Worth One Tear from a Scumbag 跪舔30年，不敌渣男一滴泪 Lin Yun had a sterilization procedure because his second wife said she was afraid her stepson would feel neglected. He devoted himself to her and her son for thirty years, until exhaustion landed him in the hospital. Then his first wife, who had abandoned him and their child, came back and offered a tearful, casual apology. His wife and stepson left him, and he spent his final days alone in a hospital bed. Reborn, he gave up on the mother and son. After leaving them behind, he found success in b 12Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 26 Cat Life I 猫生I This is the story of a cat born in England and the life it lived. From escaping an unloving birth family to becoming a stray; from being adopted by humans several times to being abandoned again and again... For a time, it joins a stray-cat organization called “Northwest.” During its time with Northwest, it has all sorts of interesting adventures with the other cats. This book features many different animal organizations that together form a complex social system. The protagonist must survive in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Midnight Romance 深夜情缘 Fang Nan's girlfriend of two years was pregnant with another man's child. Furious, he got into a car accident on a rainy night and crossed paths with a beautiful senior executive at a company. From then on, he was caught up in an utterly unbelievable tangle of love and revenge… 152Reads7.2Score10314d adds
- 28 After Discovering My Wife's Secret, I Made Her Regret It 发现妻子的秘密后，我让她悔疯了 After Discovering My Wife's Secret, I Made Her Regret It 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Immortality Trilogy 长生三部曲 Many people dream of living forever. But immortality first gave Changsheng enormous freedom in life, then brought him great restrictions. Do you still yearn for immortality? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Real Life: A Middle Schooler's Journey as a Writer 真实人生：一个初中生的写作路 A real life, a painful past: I grew up poor and frail, plagued by illness. At fifteen, I dropped out of school and began pursuing my literary dream at home. After having my work rejected time and again, I finally saw my first-ever piece published. It also became the last thing I ever published in print. Then I turned to the internet and began my journey as a web novelist. 21Reads8.0Score214d adds
- 31 Back on My Feet: I Paid Off 500,000 Yuan in Online Loans with My Own Hands 上岸：我靠双手还清五十万网贷 On a farm in Northeast China, Wang Chen, a 33-year-old married farmer, falls deeper and deeper into online-loan debt as he struggles to pay for his daughter's medical treatment and keep his agricultural business running. This is the story of how he eventually turns his desperate situation around. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Beyond the Walls, Where Do We Go? 围墙之外，何去何从 [No fixed couples, and readers with strong moral qualms should stay away! This novel loves pairing people in unexpected ways, and the ex-husband eventually becomes the son-in-law!] [All kinds of tangled relationships, mutual scheming, love and hate, but in the end everyone gets a happy ending!] [Everyone’s status gets reshuffled, and each person finds their own path to happiness! Hahaha~~] She watches her husband give her the green hat, then returns the favor in kind. Life is this thrilling, and 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Husband and Wife at the Factory 工厂里的夫妻 Chen Yishan’s husband, Sun Hai, was good for nothing, leaving her to shoulder the entire financial burden of the family. To improve their circumstances, she decided to leave her six-year-old son, Sun Dabao, in the care of her parents-in-law, then go to Guangdong with her cousin to work in a factory. 7.8kReads9.1Score52514d adds
- 34 A Windfall Makes a Life 横财成就人生 One lucky blow brings him a windfall. The real problem is how to launder it into legitimate personal income. It's like telling one lie and needing a hundred more to cover it: the problems just keep snowballing. Watch how the protagonist gets himself out of this mess. 445Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 35 A Media Veteran's Career Change in a New Era 传媒老兵降维求职记 If you're looking for a job, about to start looking, or planning to switch jobs, this one's for you! This novel is based on real people's experiences of falling into job-hunting traps. It's practically an online job seeker's guide to spotting scams and avoiding pitfalls. Read Tomato Novel and learn how to protect yourself from fraud. It's fun and useful, a win-win. Dong Shizhang and Zong Jinli's media company is on the verge of collapse, and the online loans they took out are coming due. With no 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Black Exclamation Mark 黑色感叹号 Just before Gu Xier decided to die, she suddenly asked me, "Dr. Luo, why do the people in this little town always cruelly devour the kind, obedient little white rabbits, while worshipping the vicious big bad wolves as if they were gods?" I... had no answer...!! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Shuying Carves Out Her Own Place Amid the Mess of Married Life 淑英在婚姻鸡毛中闯出姐的一片天 A child who never felt loved by their parents believes that the small kindnesses shown by Zhou Xiaotian, the man they meet as an adult, are love. Desperate to hold on to happiness, they never expect Zhou Xiaotian to change completely on their wedding day! The heroine, Shuying, keeps yielding, only to face increasingly brutal beatings and insults. When she finally comes to her senses, the true face of Zhou Xiaotian, the man before her, is gradually revealed. Shuying begins a struggle to resist he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Mindless Farce Between a Doctor and a Security Guard 大博士和小保安的无脑之戏 With the Lunar New Year approaching, the annual matchmaking pressure arrived right on schedule. Su Qingyi, a PhD graduate from a prestigious university, was hounded by her family to get married. She was over thirty and still single. On the campus of Jinghua University, she ran into Lu Yuan, a fellow hometown native and former soldier who now worked as a security guard. They were around the same age and in similar situations, both overwhelmed by their families’ pressure to marry. To appease their 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Let’s Wait for a Breeze 等一阵风吧 A gust of autumn wind swept through, and Qi Rong collapsed by the West Lake. His gaze fixed on the tower where his company was based. “Mr. Qi! A-Rong! I want chocolate!!! Did you hear me?!” The flash from his phone illuminated his pale face. Before the wind could blow down the first leaf of autumn, it had already felled Qi Rong, a man countless young people regarded as a pioneering leader. Lin Yan, Zhong Ying, Chen Ling, Dongzi, A Hao... Their faces flashed before his eyes. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Sea of Wei Lan 蔚澜的海 I don't know what brought you to open this book. Perhaps we're friends, comrades-in-arms, family, or strangers who have never met. People always say that looking back at the past with the answers we have now is a mistake. But I believe that if you had no answers and had to make those choices again, your answers would still be the same. I hope you'll read it with the answers that are yours. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Repayment Countdown 还款倒计时 Countdown to Repayment tells the story of Chen Yizhou, an ordinary man struggling between desire and reality. Chen Yizhou is an average office worker in Jiangcheng, working hard to make ends meet. He and his wife and son squeeze into an old rental apartment, living a simple but warm life. At a class reunion, Zhao Yu, the class heartthrob, paints a startup dream so alluring that Chen Yizhou is drawn in. Trying to raise the investment money, he plunges into the world of online loans. Then Zhao Yu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Housewife: My Husband Wants a Divorce 家庭主妇：老公想离婚 Chen Mofei is the head of the hospital's gynecology department, and Tao Yan is a housewife. They were once a harmonious couple, but Tao Yan has a sharp tongue and a kind heart. Her cutting, hurtful words repeatedly push her husband's patience to the limit... The messy, petty troubles of ordinary people! The story takes its time getting going. I hope you'll enjoy it! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Wind Blows Through Green Fields, Sweet as Can Be 风吹青禾有点甜 [Breast Specialist] VS [Divorced Chinese Literature Department Beauty]. [Sweet Romance]+ [Younger Man]+ [Second Marriage]+ [Second Male Lead Wins Her Back]. On the tenth anniversary of her wedding, Shen Qinghe was confronted by her husband's mistress. It turned out that the perfect husband in everyone's eyes had not only cheated on and betrayed her, but had also gotten the other woman pregnant. Furious, she divorced him, but her stress led to the discovery of breast nodules. Introduced by her be 597Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 44 Derailment: An Inverted Palette 变轨：倒置的调色盘 [Not a feel-good story] [Not pure romance] People say that if the water from your heater keeps turning hot and cold, there’s probably another tap sharing the same supply. But if the water is always cold, the only explanation is that you may no longer be the one holding the controls. And if it suddenly gets scalding hot, the same may be true. 1.1kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 45 The Loves of Women 女人们的爱情 Women’s Love: Family Memories Across Time is a long-form work of documentary fiction by Hen Jiangyin. Based on true stories from the author’s own family and enriched by extensive interviews with local people, it focuses on the Zhang, Xia, and Li families, vividly tracing the lives of the four Li sisters, the six Xia siblings, and the three Zhang brothers. Their stories are full of twists and turns and deeply moving moments, leaving a lasting impression. The women’s love stories are especially st 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The River at the Village Entrance 村口那条河 I once thought this river would flow forever, until that summer, when it carried away every secret and brought new stories in their place. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Desperate Wife 绝望的妻子 Housewife Li Wenqing had been living a comfortable, affluent life. She had an adorable son and got along well with her stepdaughter. But on the eve of their seventh wedding anniversary, Li Wenqing discovered that her husband was having an affair. Longing for a whole and happy family, she endured a painful inner struggle and hoped her husband would see the error of his ways and return to the family. Instead, he went down a path of no return. Betrayed by her husband and stabbed in the back by her 167Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 48 I Was Reborn in High School 我重生回到了高中那时 In his thirties, Lu Xiaojia's life was full of heartbreak and helplessness. He lived in a cheap rental, worked a nine-to-five job, and was married to a woman he didn't love. Every day, he came home to a mess of household troubles. At a company dinner, he drank to drown his sorrows. When he woke up, he discovered he had been reborn in his high school days. This time, he was determined to change his fate, make up for past regrets, and chart a new course for his life. He would run with all his migh 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Women in My Office 我的办公室女人 Have you ever had a love so unforgettable it left its mark on your heart? Have you ever had a paradise of your own, hidden away from the world? Have many beautiful women ever crossed your path? Have you ever wanted to bow your head to life, or been seen as a good-for-nothing? But it doesn't matter. Years later, those people, those events, those outcomes… This is a story about one man and several women, a story about choices and life. Multiple heroines, pure wish fulfillment, so please don't 669Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Twenty-Four Begonia Blossoms 24枝海棠 Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Love is about choosing and giving. There is no equality in love. Giving does not guarantee anything in return. And love has no concept of who came first. I hope my story resonates with you! 12Reads6.2Score—14d adds
